ON THE SPECTRUM OF THE TWO-PARTICLE SCHRÖDINGER OPERATOR WITH POINT POTENTIAL: ONE DIMENTIONAL CASE

In the paper a one-dimensional two-particle quantum system interacted by two identical point interactions is considered. The corresponding Schr\"{o}\-dinger operator (energy operator) $h_\varepsilon$ depending on $\varepsilon,$ is constructed as a self-adjoint extension of the symmetric Laplace operator. The main results of the work are based to the study of the operator $h_\varepsilon.$ First the essential spectrum is described. The existence of unique negative eigenvalue of the Schr\"{o}dinger operator is proved. Further, this eigenvalue and corresponding eigenfunction are found.

Bound States for the Spin-1/2 Aharonov-Bohm Problem in a Rotating Frame

In this paper, we study the effects of rotation in the spin-1/2 non-relativistic Aharonov-Bohm problem for bound states. We use a technique based on the self-adjoint extension method and determine an expression for the energies of the bound states. The inclusion of the spin element in the Hamiltonian guarantees the existence of bound state solutions. We perform a numerical analysis of the energies and verify that both rotation and the spin degree of freedom affect the energies of the particle. The main effect we observe in this analysis is a cutoff value manifested in the Aharonov-Bohm flux parameter that delimits the values for the positive and negative energies.

The Raychaudhuri equation for a quantized timelike geodesic congruence

A recent attempt to arrive at a quantum version of Raychaudhuri’s equation is looked at critically. It is shown that the method, and even the idea, has some inherent problems. The issues are pointed out here. We have also shown that it is possible to salvage the method in some limited domain of applicability. Although no generality can be claimed, a quantum version of the equation should be useful in the context of ascertaining the existence of a singularity in the quantum regime. The equation presented in the present work holds for arbitrary $$n+1$$ n + 1 dimensions. An important feature of the Hamiltonian in the operator form is that it admits a self-adjoint extension quite generally. Thus, the conservation of probability is ensured.

Vacuum Polarization in a Zero-Width Potential: Self-Adjoint Extension

The effects of vacuum polarization associated with a massless scalar field near pointlike source with a zero-range potential in three spatial dimensions are analyzed. The “physical” approach consists in the usage of direct delta-potential as a model of pointlike interaction. We use the Perturbation theory in the Fourier space with dimensional regularization of the momentum integrals. In the weak-field approximation, we compute the effects of interest. The “mathematical” approach implies the self-adjoint extension technique. In the Quantum-Field-Theory framework we consider the massless scalar field in a 3-dimensional Euclidean space with an extracted point. With appropriate boundary conditions it is considered an adequate mathematical model for the description of a pointlike source. We compute the renormalized vacuum expectation value ⟨ϕ2(x)⟩ren of the field square and the renormalized vacuum averaged of the scalar-field’s energy-momentum tensor ⟨Tμν(x)⟩ren. For the physical interpretation of the extension parameter we compare these results with those of perturbative computations. In addition, we present some general formulae for vacuum polarization effects at large distances in the presence of an abstract weak potential with finite-sized compact support.

Unitarity in quantum cosmology: Symmetries protected and violated

This paper deals with the violation or retention of symmetries associated with the self-adjoint extension of the Hamiltonian for homogeneous but anisotropic Bianchi I cosmological model. This extension is required to make sure the quantum evolution is unitary. It is found that the scale invariance is lost, but the Noether symmetries are preserved.

Self-Adjoint Extension Approach to Motion of Spin-1/2 Particle in the Presence of External Magnetic Fields in the Spinning Cosmic String Spacetime

In this work, we study the relativistic quantum motion of an electron in the presence of external magnetic fields in the spinning cosmic string spacetime. The approach takes into account the terms that explicitly depend on the particle spin in the Dirac equation. The inclusion of the spin element in the solution of the problem reveals that the energy spectrum is modified. We determine the energies and wave functions using the self-adjoint extension method. The technique used is based on boundary conditions allowed by the system. We investigate the profiles of the energies found. We also investigate some particular cases for the energies and compare them with the results in the literature.

The Sub- Laplacian on The Heisenberg Group and Itʼs Spectral Properties: مؤثر لابلاس الجزئي على زمرة هايزنبرغ وخصائصه الطيفية

In this paper we talk about the spectral theory of the sub-Laplacian on the Heisenberg group. Then we give a complete analysis of the spectrum of the unique self- adjoint extension of this sub-Laplacian on the one-dimensional Heisenberg group. The Heisenberg group is the most known example from the realm of nilpotent Lie groups and plays an important role in several branches of mathematics, such as representation theory, partial differential equations and number theory... It also offers the greatest opportunity for generalizing the remarkable results of Euclidean harmonic analysis. The results in this paper are valid for the sub-Laplacian on the n-dimensional Heisenberg group, in which the underlying space is, but we have chosen to present the results for the one-dimensional Heisenberg group ℍ for the sake of simplicity and transparency.